The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
A Druggists Mistake.
A Sick Mans Wife Disregards the
Druggists Advice and So Saves
the Life of Her Husband.

that l should let you know what YOU
remedy has done for me, and think sc
too.
live in East 18TH street, vest of Third
avenue, and have lived there for about
twenty-three ye9rs, where 1 own real
estate. Tip TO the time am about to men
ton had been a strong, well man. There
was always MOI or less malaria in the
neighborhood, but l had not personally
suffered from it. 1t was in 1880 had my
first attack. 1t came on as such attacks
commonly do, with headaches, loss of ap-
petite and ambition, chilly sensations
with slight fever afterwards, disposition
to yawn and stretch, and so forth. was
employed at that time at Killians a.
Brothers, furniture manufacturers, in
West Thlrty-second street. hoped the
attack would wear off, but as it didn't l
consulted a well-known and able physi-
clan in Morrisania, who gave me
quinine and told me what to
do. l can sum up the first four
and half or five years of my experience
in few words. Occasionally was laid up
for day or two, but on tho whole stuck
to my work. I kept taking quinine in
larger doses from year to year, and kept
on getting weaker and worse, slowly but
surely, all the time My trouble was now
well defined and It's symptoms were steady
and regular. l had dumb ague in it's
worst form, and it was grinding me down
in spite of all that could do or the doc
tors could do. 1t held me in a grip like
fire IN burning coal mine. The poison
had gone all through and over me and
nothing was able to touch it. was fast
losing flesh and strength, and about
March, 1884, I KNOCKED off work entirely
and went home to be down sick, and to
die, for all l could tell. l ran down so
rapidly that soon became unable TO walk
any distance. Later went from room to |
room In my own house only by friends
holding me up by each arm. The doses
OF quinine were increased until l often |
took thirty grains at dose. The effects |
OF this tremendous stimulation was to |
make me nearly wild. 1t broke my sleep |
all up, and Often walked the floor, or
staggered about it, all night long, scarcely
able to bear any noise or even human |
speech. My temper was extremely irri- |
table. AS to food, one of my little chill
dren would eat more in meal than |
could in day / would order food and |
then turn from it in disgust. l lived on
quinine and other stimulants and on my
self, like bear In winter. The quinine
set my head in whirl, and the liquor
given as medicine-made my stomach so
sick / could not tolerate it.
From l75 pounds (my proper weight) l
ran down to 81 pounds--the weight of
light girl--and was scarcely better than a
skeleton.
If anybody had taken a Ratchet and
knocked me down and killed me l should
have been better off
During the latter part of this period,
early in 1886, my physician said: "Miller,
there Is no use in my taking any more
money of you, l can't do you any good.
l might pour pounds of quinine down your
throat and it won't help you"
On the strength o. this l gave up the
use Of quinine altogether, and made up
my mind to do nothing more and take my
chances.
Three weeks afterwards-about the last
Of May-my wife saw an advertisement
Of Kaskine in a New York paper. She
told me of it. said: "Stuff and nom
sense! it can do me any good" But she
vent to druggists, nevertheless, to get
t. The druggist advised her against
iaskIne; he said it was nothing but sugar;
hat she ought not to throw away her
money on it, etc. He said he didn't keep
t, but could get it if she insisted on hav- /
ng it. Turning away in disgust my wife \
poke to our neighbor, Mr.. A. g. Hege- :
valid, who got her bottle at drug store
n Sixth avenue. 1
Almost against my will and without the
east faith, 1 began taking it. In one
week was better. began to sleep. 1
topped Seeing ghosts" 1 began to q
AVE an appetite and to gain strength.
This was now the first of June, 1886, and
~ the end of that month 1 was back at
ny bench at G. p. Smiths scrowl- saving
actory in 10th street, where l work
low.
Since then l have never lost day from
ickness. Taking Kaskine only, about
orty pellets in four equal doses day, +,
ontinued to gain. The malaria appeared
o be killed in my system, and now I've 6
'ot back my old weight-175 pounds
nd my old strength to labor. am an 7
stonishment to myself and to my friends, l.
nd if Kaskine did not do this, don't $
now what did. The only greater thing it !
ould do would be to bring dead man to q
ife. FREDERICK A. MILLER, G
$50 East 18th street, New York. I,
z. S.-For the absolute truth of the 4
bove statement l refer to the following q
entlemen, who are personally acquainted
nth the facts: Mr.. Alexander Weir, 626 a
56th street; Mr.. George Seaman, 15Sth 6
treet and Courtlandt avenue; Mr.. A.
doebus, 154th street and Courtlardt ave-
Tue; Mr.. p. f. Vaupel, 154th street and 6
)ourtlandt avenue; Mr.. John Lunny, $50 -
Cast 15Sth street; Mr.. John Renshaw, 124 =
25th street, and many others. 1 will also n
eply to letters of inquiry.
We submit that the above astonishing
ure, vouched for as it is by reputable
nen, is deserving of thorough and can .
i'd investigation by thinking people.
md we further submit that when drug
lists turn away customers by classifying II
he character of aremedy because they do
ot happen to have it on hand, they do a a
reat wrong. If this afflicted man had d
M disreuarded the lruyuist's ,I,,;cs ,,1 e.